Trade Sec. Gregory L. Domingo has a ready smile, great for cheering investors that the Philippines wants to attract. Yet behind the positive outlook is the drive for results that has kept this foodie at work and away from the home kitchen for years.
Apparently, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo has been doing the rounds “shaking down” businessmen these last few weeks.
After months of consultations and review, the 2011 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) has finally reached Malacañang and is now awaiting President Aquino’s signature. In a roundtable discussion with the Inquirer Wednesday evening, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said that he had already signed the 2011 IPP, which his office then transmitted to the Palace this week. [...]
The Department of Trade and Industry is planning to integrate its One Town, One Product (Otop) program with the country’s overall plan to boost tourism by using these products as come-ons to prospective tourists. Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said the idea was to make products under the Otop program available in various tourism-related establishments. “We [...]
The Department of Trade and Industry will try to get Congress and the Department of Budget and Management to provide a fund to help exporters who are struggling to compete on the world stage. In an interview Thursday, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said the revival of the export support fund (ESF), which was put in [...]
